A probationer booked at the O.C. Theo Lacy Facility died at a hospital
ORANGE, Ca. (Jan. 13, 2025) – On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, an inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died. 42-year-old James Rudolph Jones III…
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68th Assembly District
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Police basher Johnathan Hernandez announces his campaign for the 68th Assembly District
Santa Ana City Councilmember Johanathan Hernandez has announced his candidacy for the 68th State Assembly District. He was just reelected to Ward 5 in the November City Council election and…
Santa Ana H.S. girls basketball coach arrested after getting caught dating a student
Police have arrested 23-year-old Edward Baxter of Westminster, a high school basketball coach and teacher, on charges of s*xual assault involving a student, according to the SAPD. On January 10,…
The Orange Police arrested a probationer who was charged with selling Fentanyl
While on patrol on Thursday, police officer Reese and his field training officer, FTO officer Moore, conducted a proactive patrol check in the area of S. Main Street and W.…
Three military Humvee vehicles were stolen from the Army Reserve Center in Tustin
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. unknown suspects entered a storage warehouse at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin. Multiple storage lockers were discovered with…
A woman stole a credit card from a vehicle in Irvine and tried to use it at a dollar store
In October, an unknown female suspect stole $7,820 in items from a victim's vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Synergy, according to the Irvine Police Department. This woman is…
The police can now ticket CA drivers for parking too close to crosswalks
California’s new Daylighting Law (AB 413) took effect on January 1, 2025. The law prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk.…
Man convicted of trafficking a teen and pandering two women in Orange County
Xavier Dashea Washington, a 36-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of trafficking a 17-year-old runaway and pandering two other women in Orange County. Washington was found guilty of felony charges…
Three stolen vehicles recovered in south O.C. and several suspects were arrested
If you are intent on stealing cars in Orange County you may want to avoid doing so in Lake Forest. Lake Forest deputies were on a roll early yesterday morning,…
The SAPD is searching for a man who defrauded a property owner out of over $22K
Police detectives are attempting to locate Frank Ivan Sanchez, wanted for theft by false pretenses and criminal conspiracy, according to the SAPD. Sanchez targeted a homeowner in Santa Ana whose…
DJ arrested after abusing a child he met while working at an Irvine gaming store
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 37-year-old DJ at a virtual reality store at the Irvine Spectrum has been arrested on suspicion of m*lesting a 12-year-old boy after meeting the child…
Irvine teacher arrested for trying to meet with a minor to engage in illegal activity
The Irvine Police Department (IPD) arrested 44-year-old Eric Reid Zuercher, of Irvine, for having a sexually explicit text conversation with an adult posing as a minor and suggesting they meet.…
The SAPD arrested a man suspected of a fatal stabbing and an assault at a McDonald’s parking lot
On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 3:04 p.m., the police received a report of a stabbing in the McDonald’s parking lot located at 3810 S. Bristol Street, according to the…